Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
Vatican City AP Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. The Vatican confirmed the 2nd to 13th September visit, saying the 87-year-old Pope would visit Jakarta, Indonesia; Port […]
Three dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake, Australian media report
Sydney, Australia Reuters Three people were killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, local and Australian media reported on Monday. Sunday’s quake hit the remote East Sepik province in the north of the country at the depth of 65 kilometres, the German Research Center for […]
Papua New Guinea leader vows tough response after fighting kills dozens
Sydney, Australia Reuters Papua New Guinea will give arrest powers to its military amid an eruption of tribal violence in remote highlands that saw at least 26 men killed in an ambush, Prime Minister James Marape said late on Monday. Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner David Manning is travelling to the scene of the fighting […]
Updated: Dozens killed in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea – ABC
Sydney, Australia Reuters Updated: 10:40pm (AEDT) Sydney, Australia Reuters At least 26 people were killed in tribal fighting in the northern highlands of Papua New Guinea, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said on Monday, citing local police. The men were killed in an ambush in Enga Province, according to the Australian state broadcaster. A report by […]
Quiet streets, fuel lines follow declaration of emergency in Papua New Guinea
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Soldiers and police patrolled the quiet streets of Port Moresby on Friday morning as people joined long lines for fuel a day after Papua New Guinea declared a state of emergency in response to a massive outbreak of rioting and violence. Prime Minister James Marape declared a 14-day state of emergency late on […]
Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after 16 killed in rioting
Updated: 12pm, 12th January, 2024 (AEDT)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and police officials after 16 people were killed in rioting in the Pacific island nation. A police and public sector protest on Wednesday over a pay cut that officials blamed on an administrative glitch descended […]
Papua New Guinea’s new parliament returns Marape as Prime Minister
Sydney, AustraliaReuters James Marape was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday after lawmakers in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post. Voting in PNG’s general election began on 4th July and ended on 22nd July but counting was extended until Monday because of special circumstances including security […]
Snapshot: Smiling in Papua New Guinea…
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Snapshot: Smiling faces in Papua New Guinea
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Calm returns as clean-up begins in Solomon Islands – media
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Soldiers and police from Australia and Papua New Guinea were helping to restore calm in the Solomon Islands as clean-up operations started, after several days of rioting left three dead and led to dozens of arrests, local media reported. The Solomon Star newspaper said Australian soldiers and police and troops from Papua New […]